Well done on the Hialeah reunion video! I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I can tell you I didn’t move a muscle while your video was on. I think you and Rob captured an amazing perspective, something I had never noticed in many years out there, the heros of my youth really loved the track, the friends and the fun of it all.
At the time, I noticed that Dick Anderson, Bobby Brack, Billy Barnwell and the other giants of the era were extremely competitive and took it very seriously. Now looking back, to a man they reflect on how they loved it and will never forget it. I guess that gets lost or covered up in the heat of the moment.
Anyway, I sure liked the video and highly recommend it to anyone who was there, and to anyone with an interest in the history of Florida short trackin’.
Hey Bob, The “Dirt Knights” show will be shown on http://modfury.com/ if you want to catch it. I saw this posted on 4M and thought I’d pass it on to you. I would have posted on the other thread but that’s been hijacked. LOL
Episode 1 will be Jan. 7 and episode 2 on the 9th, according to the site. I didn’t see a time for episode one but I only took a quick look. I watched part of it on VS but switched to the news during a commercial and didn’t check back. What I saw wasn’t too bad. It didn’t look to be great racing because it was a black slick track. From a videographers point of view, it could have been better but the editing just used short quick clips. I did like the fact that they showed the drivers they were following racing with Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace but never made a big deal out of it. Just like they were any other driver. I also liked that they had a microphone in the helmet and the driver kind of described what he was doing and his thoughts while racing. It was real time and not an interview after the race. I think the show has some potential. Just have to see how they end up producing it. I think it would be neat to follow a couple of “young guns” around for a couple years to document them. Then make a show out of that. I can think of a few I’d like to follow.